Debut EP from miso808

Shanghai-raised and Los Angeles-based, miso808 is making an exciting exploration of alternative music with her immersive, genre-fluid artistic vision. A self-proclaimed multimedia storyteller, miso808 combines her background in music and film to craft tales that connect with a global audience. Born in Shanghai and moving to the USA alone as a teenager, she began her creative journey as a classically trained pianist and later started writing songs on guitar as a child. Initially, this was a way to learn English, but it soon flourished into a profound love for music as a storytelling medium.

Despite her early passion, miso808 initially hesitated to pursue music professionally due to the lack of Asian representation in the US industry at the time. Instead, she explored filmmaking, developing her visual storytelling skills while continuing to create music in the background. Now, with her distinct perspective and the rise of diverse voices in the music world, miso808 has returned to her first love, blending her cinematic stylings with a unique musical style that brings together her Eastern and Western influences.

Making her official artistic entrance in August, she released her debut single “dazzling,” which she followed up with the collaborative single “misirlou” alongside Deb Fan, a reinterpretation of the iconic 1960s surf-rock hit that infused it with bold, bilingual verses and a distinctly modern edge. This fresh approach caught the attention of multiple Spotify editorial playlists, including All New Indie and Fresh Finds Pop, confirming miso808’s status as an artist to watch.

With her debut EP, bedtime stories mp3, miso808 has created a project that reimagines childhood bedtime stories through the lens of modern alternative music, blending indie, alternative pop and R&B elements to craft a sonic journey that feels at once intimate and cinematic. The bilingual, genre-breaking tracks unfold like chapters in a storybook, which are available in physical zines on a dedicated digital platform.

The focus track, “misirlou,” perfectly captures miso808’s ability to fuse nostalgia with innovation. By reworking a classic hit with Eastern musical influences and empowering lyrics, the song pays homage to the past while reframing it in a forward-thinking way. Meanwhile, “crown” serves up a haunting exploration of self-realisation, starting with quiet piano melodies before swelling into a powerful, synth-driven climax. Tracks like “1001” reinterpret timeless tales such as One Thousand and One Nights with a modern twist in Mandarin, while her debut single “dazzling” distils the complexities of mistaking passion for love.

The EP concludes with “intuition” and “meant to be,” two profoundly personal tracks that examine the highs and lows of queer awakening. These songs capture the emotions and experiences of love and acceptance, balancing moments of euphoria with the bittersweet acknowledgment of life’s uncertainties. With bedtime stories mp3, miso808 has created a groundbreaking work of sonic endeavour that’s sure to impress fans with its compelling sound and innovative artistic approach.

Listen to bedtime stories mp3 below